NAIA Top 25
NAIA Team/Individual Rankings
Enjoying one of their best starts to a season in years and with one of the most explosive offenses in the country, the Wayland Baptist baseball team just missed being included in the NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
The Pioneers (22-7, 5-1 SAC) – who are second in the NAIA in home runs per game and third in both runs scored and RBI per game, plus have numerous individuals among the NAIA's statistical leaders – are the equivalent of 26
th in the voting by a panel of head coaches.
Wayland is one of four Sooner Athletic Conference teams ranked or receiving votes. Science & Arts of Oklahoma (17-1, 6-0) moved up one spot from the preseason poll released Nov. 6 to No. 2. The Drovers, with one of the elite pitching staffs in the nation (they led the NAIA with a .168 opponents' batting average and 1.95 ERA), received two first-place votes. Top-ranked Southeastern, Fla. (23-1) received the other 16 first-place votes.
Oklahoma City (15-8, 2-1) fell eight spots to No. 18. And, Texas Wesleyan (14-9, 3-3), which was ranked No. 17 in the preseason, fell to the equivalent of No. 27 right behind the Pioneers. Southwestern Christian (17-9, 2-4), which was ranked the equivalent of 34
th in the preseason, is no longer receiving votes.
With head coach
Brad Bass just six wins short of his 1,000
th career victory, Wayland plays a three-game series this week on the road against Oklahoma-Panhandle State, a single game at 2 p.m. Thursday then a doubleheader at noon Saturday. The Pioneers then return home to face University of the Southwest at 4 p.m. March 17 before a showdown with No. 2 USAO March 20 and 21.
That will be Wayland's first Top 25 competition of the season, although the Pioneers did host MidAmerica Nazarene (12-5), which this week is ranked No. 25, early last month and split the four-game series.
The Top 25 will be released bi-weekly through the rest of the regular-season.
2020 NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 1 (March 11, 2020)
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| RANK |
LAST |
SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
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| 1 |
4 |
Southeastern (Fla.) [16] |
23-1 |
497 |
|
| 2 |
3 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) [2] |
17-1 |
481 |
|
| 3 |
5 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
21-2 |
468 |
|
| 4 |
2 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
16-5 |
444 |
|
| 5 |
1 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
14-6 |
416 |
|
| 6 |
12 |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
18-4 |
408 |
|
| 7 |
11 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
19-2 |
398 |
|
| 8 |
6 |
Faulkner (Ala.) |
18-4 |
395 |
|
| 9 |
8 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
16-4 |
390 |
|
| 10 |
20 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
16-4 |
345 |
|
| 11 |
9 |
Indiana Tech |
10-3 |
336 |
|
| 12 |
22 |
Indiana Southeast (Ind.) |
16-1 |
323 |
|
| 13 |
21 |
Lyon (Ark.) |
17-5 |
299 |
|
| 14 |
NR |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
21-6 |
279 |
|
| 15 |
RV |
Keiser (Fla.) |
19-5 |
274 |
|
| 16 |
18 |
Bryan (Tenn.) |
14-5 |
260 |
|
| 17 |
15 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
18-9 |
237 |
|
| 18 |
10 |
Oklahoma City |
14-8 |
206 |
|
| 19 |
25 |
Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) |
20-7 |
205 |
|
| 20 |
24 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
17-6 |
182 |
|
| 21 |
22 |
Middle Georgia State |
17-8 |
134 |
|
| 22 |
NR |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
17-6 |
129 |
|
| 23 |
RV |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
15-6 |
126 |
|
| 24 |
RV |
Hope International (Calif.) |
18-8 |
121 |
|
| 25 |
NR |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
12-5 |
81 |
|
Dropped from the Top 25: Georgetown (Ky.), Hope International (Calif.)
Others Receiving Votes: Wayland Baptist (Texas) 78, Texas Wesleyan 72, Columbia (Mo.)57, Madonna (Mich.) 57, Campbellsville (Ky.) 55, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 45, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 34, Jamestown (N.D.) 31, Taylor (Ind.) 16, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 14, IU Kokomo (Ind.) 13, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 8, Central Baptist (Ark.) 5, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 3, Clarke (Iowa) 3.
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| Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Total Runs Scored (295) |
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| Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Total Runs Batted In (272) |
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| Ranks Number 2 in Division I in Home Runs per Game (2.138) |
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| Ranks Number 3 in Division I in Runs Scored per Game (10.172) |
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| Ranks Number 3 in Division I in Runs Batted In per Game (9.379) |
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| Ranks Number 3 in Division I in Slugging Pct (0.640) |
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| Ranks Number 3 in Division I in Total Hits (309) |
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| Ranks Number 5 in Division I in Total Doubles (60) |
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| Ranks Number 6 in Division I in Total At Bats (898) |
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| Ranks Number 7 in Division I in Total Triples (10) |
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| Ranks Number 8 in Division I in Batting Average (0.344) |
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| Ranks Number 8 in Division I in Total Batters Struck Out (225) |
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| Ranks Number 9 in Division I in Total Stolen Bases (70) |
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| Ranks Number 11 in Division I in Total Chances (920) |
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| Ranks Number 12 in Division I in Total Putouts (642) |
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| Ranks Number 13 in Division I in Hits per Game (10.655) |
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| Ranks Number 14 in Division I in Total Assists (235) |
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| Ranks Number 14 in Division I in Total Innings Pitched (214.000) |
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| Ranks Number 23 in Division I in Stolen Bases per Game (2.414) |
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| Ranks Number 24 in Division I in Triples per Game (0.345) |
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| Ranks Number 32 in Division I in Doubles per Game (2.069) |
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| Ranks Number 33 in Division I in Steal Attemps per Game (2.586) |
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| Ranks Number 39 in Division I in At Bats per Game (30.966) |
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| Ranks Number 50 in Division I in Earned Run Average (4.540) |
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| Gregory Ozuna Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Total At Bats (118) |
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| Luis Vargas Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Home Runs (19) |
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| Luis Vargas Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Total Total Bases (117) |
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| Luis Vargas Ranks Number 1 in Division I in Total Runs Scored (48) |
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| Luis Vargas Ranks Number 2 in Division I in Slugging Pct (1.194) |
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| Luis Vargas Ranks Number 2 in Division I in Total Runs Batted In (52) |
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| Luis Vargas Ranks Number 2 in Division I in Total Bases per Game (4.034) |
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| Luis Vargas Ranks Number 2 in Division I in Total Hits (49) |
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| Luis Vargas Ranks Number 2 in Division I in Home Runs per Game (0.655) |
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| Luis Vargas Ranks Number 3 in Division I in Runs Scored per Game (1.655) |
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| Luis Vargas Ranks Number 3 in Division I in Runs Batted In per Game (1.793) |
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| Austin Moya Ranks Number 6 in Division I in Total Runs Scored (36) |
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| Dawin Santos Ranks Number 6 in Division I in Total Chances (206) |
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| Dawin Santos Ranks Number 7 in Division I in Total Putouts (189) |
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| Gregory Ozuna Ranks Number 7 in Division I in Total Runs Scored (35) |
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| Luis Vargas Ranks Number 7 in Division I in Batting Average (0.500) |
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| Brendon Foust Ranks Number 8 in Division I in Total Runs Batted In (39) |
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| Brendon Foust Ranks Number 9 in Division I in Total Total Bases (75) |
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| Dawin Santos Ranks Number 10 in Division I in Total Total Bases (73) |
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| Brendon Foust Ranks Number 11 in Division I in Total Runs Scored (33) |
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| Gregory Ozuna Ranks Number 11 in Division I in Triples per Game (0.172) |
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| Jacob Adams Ranks Number 11 in Division I in Total Triples (3) |
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| Gregory Ozuna Ranks Number 11 in Division I in Total Doubles (11) |
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| Luis Vargas Ranks Number 12 in Division I in Hits per Game (1.690) |
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| Gregory Ozuna Ranks Number 12 in Division I in Total Total Bases (72) |
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| Austin Moya Ranks Number 12 in Division I in Total Hits (40) |
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| Gregory Ozuna Ranks Number 13 in Division I in At Bats per Game (4.069) |
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| Austin Moya Ranks Number 13 in Division I in Total At Bats (102) |
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| Marco Rivera Ranks Number 13 in Division I in Total At Bats (102) |
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| Dawin Santos Ranks Number 15 in Division I in Home Runs per Game (0.414) |
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| Dawin Santos Ranks Number 15 in Division I in Total Runs Scored (31) |
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| Marco Rivera Ranks Number 17 in Division I in Total Stolen Bases (15) |
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| Brendon Foust Ranks Number 23 in Division I in Runs Batted In per Game (1.345) |
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| Ty Jackson Ranks Number 25 in Division I in Saves (3) |
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| Marco Rivera Ranks Number 26 in Division I in Total Steal Attempts (16) |
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| Brendon Foust Ranks Number 27 in Division I in Home Runs per Game (0.345) |
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| Luis Vargas Ranks Number 30 in Division I in Total At Bats (98) |
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| Gregory Ozuna Ranks Number 30 in Division I in Total Runs Batted In (28) |
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| Austin Moya Ranks Number 31 in Division I in Runs Scored per Game (1.241) |
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| Brendon Foust Ranks Number 32 in Division I in Slugging Pct (0.815) |
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| Tanner Solomon Ranks Number 33 in Division I in Total Innings Pitched (38.200) |
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| Dawin Santos Ranks Number 35 in Division I in Total At Bats (96) |
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| Dawin Santos Ranks Number 37 in Division I in Total Runs Batted In (27) |
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| Gregory Ozuna Ranks Number 41 in Division I in Runs Scored per Game (1.207) |
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| Luis Vargas Ranks Number 46 in Division I in Total Doubles (9) |
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| Brendon Foust Ranks Number 46 in Division I in Total Bases per Game (2.586) |
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| Marco Rivera Ranks Number 46 in Division I in Total Hits (33) |
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| L.J. Diaz Ranks Number 46 in Division I in Hits Allowed per 9 (6.00) |
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| Dawin Santos Ranks Number 47 in Division I in Slugging Pct (0.760) |
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| Gregory Ozuna Ranks Number 49 in Division I in Assists per Game (2.379) |
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Gregory Ozuna Ranks Number 49 in Division I in Total Stolen Bases (11)
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